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Contrecoeur, QC – ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada announces major investments of nearly $70 million by 2020 in its Contrecoeur, Quebec steel production facilities. These sums will enable the company to maintain its leading position in steel in North America, with…

Montreal – Several Quebec municipalities that want to reduce their use of rock salt are turning to beet juice and wood chips as alternative de-icing options. Eric Westram, the mayor of Montreal-area Rosemere, says the Swiss have been using wood…

Montreal – The signing of a sprawling new trade pact involving two North American countries has revealed a rift in philosophy with the continent’s superpower and raised the question of whether those differences might complicate the NAFTA negotiations. Canada and…

Toronto — Canadian manufacturers are optimistic about their prospects in 2018, but they’re also concerned Trump administration policies and other disruptive factors might affect their businesses, according to a new survey of senior manufacturing executives. Plant Magazine’s 2018 Manufacturers’ Outlook…

Markham, Ont. – General Motors of Canada sees Ontario’s strength in advanced technologies as strategically important for its plans for creating safe, driverless vehicles in the near future, its CEO said at the launch of a new software centre north…

Montreal – Bombardier is shopping around its sprawling aircraft manufacturing site in Toronto’s high-priced real-estate market. The transportation company said it put its 152-hectare Downsview Airport location north of the city’s downtown up for sale a couple of weeks ago…

Detroit, MI – In a keynote address at the North American International Automotive Show, BlackBerry Limited Executive Chairman and CEO, John Chen, unveiled BlackBerry Jarvis, a transformational software cybersecurity product. BlackBerry is initially marketing this solution to automakers, whose complex…

Washington – The International Monetary Fund is raising its estimate for economic growth in Canada this year. The think tank says it now projects Canada’s economy will grow 2.3 per cent this year, up from an estimate of 2.1 per…

Ottawa – Statistics Canada says wholesale sales rose 0.7 per cent in November to $63.6 billion. The food, beverage and tobacco subsector led the increase, rising 1.9 per cent to $12.2 billion. Another major reason for the increase was the…

LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association), the world’s leading representative body for the lifting equipment industry, is delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Fulcher as the new LEEA Chairperson and to welcome Dr. Ross Moloney as Chief Executive Officer of…

Montreal – According to La Coop fédérée, the Canadian supply management system should not be used as a bargaining chip for the eventual renewal of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). If so, this would result in serious economic…

Ottawa – Canadian manufacturing sales hit a record high in November, driven by sales of transportation equipment, petroleum and coal products and the chemical industry, Statistics Canada said Friday. The agency said manufacturing sales climbed 3.4 per cent to $55.5…

The federal Environment Ministry says in a news release that Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. was fined $200,000 on Jan. 12 after it pleaded guilty in provincial court to violations related to effluent regulations. An inspection of the mine by ministry…

Markham, Ont. – GM Canada president Steve Carlisle says it’s important to update NAFTA to reflect changing technology since the original trade deal was signed. Carlisle says the automaker is cautiously optimistic about the trade talks as he prepared for…

Calgary – The National Energy Board is setting up a process to resolve future permitting issues between Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd. and provincial and municipal authorities on the Trans Mountain expansion project. The NEB said that under the process, it…

With digitalization and the rapid changes in technology, training is more important than ever to keep employees’ skills up to date with the newest industrial technologies. In support of this need, Siemens announces the expansion of its Technical Application Center…

Birmingham, AL – Motion Industries, Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts and a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company, is pleased to announce that its service centers in Charleston, WV; Pensacola, FL; and Salt…

Toronto – Automatic Greasing Systems specialist FLO Components Ltd. announced the winner of the third and final draw in its 40th Anniversary Giveaway Contest. Gabriel Lopez, marketing specialist at FLO announced that Thomas Steckel of Guelph, Ont. is the lucky…